St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-05
MANKATO FAIR.
Fourth Annual Meeting of the
Southern Minnesota Live Stock
and Fair Association.

Southern Minnesota Live Stock
and Fair Association.
Special to the Globe.
MANKATo, Sept. 4.-The fourth an
nuai fair of the Southern Minnesota
Live Stock and Fair association will be
held upon the grounds of the association
in this city Sept. 20, p, % and %. The
officers and directors are making every
effort to have this the best fair ever held
in this part OF the state, and are meeting
with fiattering success in their work.
The grounds are beautifully located at
the junction of the Blue Earth and
Minnesota rivers. North and west of
the course runs Sloping mound COW
cred with natural grove of oaks, said
to be one of the finest natu-
raj parks he has ever seen.
This mound affords natural amphi-
theater easily accommodating $1,000
people, and giving a splendid view of
races and all exhibits upon the race
course. Along the Blue Earth river at
the west end of the grounds extends a
long row of tables, provided with box
stalls, which give secure and ample ac-
commOdations to the many fine horses
to be placed upon exhibition, and south
of the race grounds are sheds for cattle,
sheep and swine. There IS an abundance
of good water upon the grounds, and
good hay is to be furnished all stock
without charge. In the spacious floral
hall will be exhibited all fine goods and
wares, textile fabrics, fine art works,
fancy work, paintings, embroidery,
choice collections of domestic products,
etc., etc., all under the general
superintendent of James Shoe
maker, Esq. NJ. B. Wood is
superintendent of the cattle exhibit, in
which the entries are chiefly Short
Horns, Observation-Disclosures Jerseys and
Attorneys, Hereford's, POlled Angus
and Galloways, beef breeds, milk and
butter strains and herd exhibits. In
the horse exhibit, of which William
HodgSon is superintendent, the chief
entries are pure bred Clydesdale and
Englishshire horses, pure bred Norman
Percheron, draught horses, stations
and mares, Cleveland bay and French
coach horses and trotting strains. There
will also be exhibits of sheep, swine.
poultry, etc, and large collections of
domestic products and vegetables,
manufactured goods and improved ma
chinery. The second, third and fourth
days will be exclusively for exhibits
and races and awarding premiums.
Premiums and purses are offered
amounting to $500. The programme
for races is as follows:
I Wednesday, Sept 21-Trotting 2 so, purse
$3.50; gentleman's road race; special, to be
announced.
Thursday, Sept. 22-Trot or pace PAS,
purse S125: double team trot or pace $50;
twe-year-old trot or pace, half-mile heats,
twoin three, S25.
Friday, Sept. 23-Free-for-al trotting,
$3.50: fOur-year-O trOt or pace. 500: gen
tleman's road race, owners to drive two in
three.
All entries for races must be made
before noon, Sept. IS. A number of
horses of good speed are entered and
some close races are expected. The
track is upon SpOngy soil and does not
get heavy. 1t is said by good judges to
be one of the best in the state. Man
kato fairs have always been successful
and this years fair will be made
to surpaSS all others. Everybody
is taking much interest in the matter
and looking forward to big time. The
greatly pleased with last years fair and
are making active preparations for this
years exhibits, while the farmers are
showing a greater interest than ever
before. This is certain to be one of the
great events of the year in this part of
the state. The officers of the fair asso-
citation are men that may be depended
upon to push things. The president is
G. NJ. Green; vice president, DR.. G. F.
Warner; secretary, W. B. Dawes. The
directors elected at the last meeting of
the association are c. NJ. Green, p. III.
Carney, W. j. AtcherSOn, r. L. HOuk,
M. j. Jordan, George Pond. G. F. War
ner, FL. Himmulman, Jr., and NJ. J.Fall.